エスペランサ

noun

hope

Archaic early Japanese Christian term borrowed from Portuguese 'esperança'. Used in historical or religious contexts.

from Portuguese esperança

• エスペランサは、キリシタン時じ代だいに使つかわれた希き望ぼうを意い味みする言こと葉ばだ。

  Esperança is a word meaning hope that was used during the Christian era in Japan.